From patient to maker - a workflow including people with cerebral palsy in co-creating assistive devices using 3D printing technologies.
Record number: 546
Last update: October 2024
Type of document: Abstract from magazines
Last update: October 2024
Type of document: Abstract from magazines
Author: Rune Thorsen, Denise Cugnod, Marina Ramella, Rosa Maria Converti e Maurizio Ferrarin
Editorial data: Taylor & Francis
Year of publication: 2023
Abstract:
Digital fabrication, like 3D printing, is a new opportunity for rehabilitation professionals to produce customized assistive devices. It allows for empowerment and collaboration in device procurement, but practical implementations are scarcely described. We describe the workflow, discuss feasibility and propose directions for future work. Involving people with disabilities in co-creation of assistive devices opens for new opportunities for healthcare providers that should be explored in depth using the described methodology. There may also be therapeutic benefits and we envisage specific actions to take in order to make it clinically viable.
Digital fabrication, like 3D printing, is a new opportunity for rehabilitation professionals to produce customized assistive devices. It allows for empowerment and collaboration in device procurement, but practical implementations are scarcely described. We describe the workflow, discuss feasibility and propose directions for future work. Involving people with disabilities in co-creation of assistive devices opens for new opportunities for healthcare providers that should be explored in depth using the described methodology. There may also be therapeutic benefits and we envisage specific actions to take in order to make it clinically viable.